Robert Brown (footballer, born 1860)

For other people with the same name, see Robert Brown.

Robert 'Plumber' Brown (2 February 1860 – 2 December 1940) was a Scottish footballer.

Robert Brown

Personal information
Full name	Robert Brown
Date of birth	11 February 1860
Place of birth	Motherwell, Scotland
Date of death	2 December 1940(1940-12-02) (aged 80)[1]
Place of death	Dundee, Scotland
Position(s)	Inside forward Half back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1882–1887	Dumbarton[2]
International career
1885	Scotland[3]	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Brown was one of two contemporary players of the same name who both played for Dumbarton and Scotland. To distinguish them, they were given nicknames 'Plumber' and 'Sparrow'.^[1]

Honours

Dumbarton^[4]

• Scottish Cup: Winners 1882–83
  • Runners Up 1886–87
• Dumbartonshire Cup: Winners 1884–85
• Glasgow Charity Cup: Runners Up 1884–85
• 4 representative caps for Dumbartonshire
• 1 representative cap for Scotch Counties.